The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-28
THE INDICTED SCOUNDRELS.
Further Comment Of the Press Of the State
Upon the Indictment of the Coy Gang.

Greencastle Times: It was long lane that
led up to the Indictment of Boss Coy and his
crowd, and all good people may be thankful that
the turn has been reached.
Spencer Republican, The Marion county tally
sheet forgers have been indicted by the United
States grand jury. and are now under bond.
Justice is slow, but she usually gets there.
Logansport Journal: THE mills of GOD grind
slowly, but they grind exceeding small"
as Sim Coy and his gang associates in Indianapo-
lis and elsewhere will eventually discover to
their overwhelming grief and dismay.
Rockville Republican: Sim Coy and his gang
have at last run their race in Indianapolis. hav-
ing been indicted by the federal grand jury. The
probabilities the government will furnish
them striped suits and give them contract.
Monticello Herald: The Marion county tally
sheet forgers have at last been indicted, and if
justice is not baffed the States prison will soon
coming has been delayed by partsans who have
evaded their sworn obligation. ''Let no guilty
man escape"
Princeton Leader: The federal court grand
jury at Indianapolis has returned thirteen in
dctments against perpetrators of election
frauds. among whom is the notorious Sim Coy,
of Indianapolis. So the prospect is fair for jus
tice being melted out to the guilty, though it is
long deferred
Lafayette Call: The purpose of the issuance
of the circular for which General Carnahan and
others of the committee have been indicted was
plainly to prevent the preparation of just such
frauds committed. 1t may have been a
technical violation of the federal law. but no
stigma of dishonor and corruption attaches to it.
Steuben Republican: There begins better
late than never, to be some prospect that the
rascals who shamelessly tempered with the bal
lot-boxes in indianapolis, last fall, about to
be brought to justice. The late United States
grand jury is reported to have found thirteen
indictments against them-one of them the
torious Sim Coy.
Attica Ledger: The United States grand jury
has found indictments against a number of
Democrats INDIANAPOLIS
plcity in the tally sheet forgeries at the last
election Among the number is Sim Coy, the
boss of the party in that city It is to be hoped
that the law will deal with them severely, if they
are proven guilty of the crime.
Franklin Republican: The Indianapolis tally
sheet changers after long and discouraeing de-
lay. are at last started the right road. The
United States grand jury last week found in
dctments against eleven persons for the offense.
including Simeon Coy. John E. Sullivan, Bern
hamer Spaan and Perkins It begins to look
like justice may yet overtake the rascals.
Crawfordsville Journal: The Marion county
court house has cut deep in the keystone of the
archway over its entrance the following: Fiat
justitia ruat cuelum." The people expect its
spirit to be carried out. They do not expect to
see the heavens fall but they demand that just
ice, pure and unailoyed. be melted out to the
scoundrels who tempered with the election
turns.
Lebanon Patriot: If these men are proven
guilty of this conspiracy to get possession of the
tally sheets and 1t is shown. as 1t can be. that
they did get possession of them, under the same
evidence it be shown that they were taken
to Room 50 in the Marion county Courthouse,
and shown who was in the room when the
changes were made, won't that get hold of the
'treal criminal!"
Huntington Herald: The Sim Coy gang of
ballotbox suffers have finally beer brought up
standing, and indictments have been returned
against them by the grand jury. 1t is matter
of congratulation that out of thirteen indict-
ments returned only two are against Republic
ans Even these two we believe, will not be
suf q
the parties. while in the of the others it is
almost overwhelmingly conclusive.
Peru Republican: The United States grand
jury brought in thirteen indictments against the
Sim Coy gang of tally-sheet forgers. Now that
the good work has begun let it continue until the
rascas are brought to grief. Political crimes in
Indiana have never beer made odious. 1t is
time for change in this direction. The man
who changes a tallysheet, votes illegally.
swears in illegal vote, is no better than
horse thief, and horse thieves never acqut-
ted.
Logansport Journal It is evident that an ex-
traordinary effort will be made by the gang lead
of the Democratic party in this State to
bring the party to the support of Sim Coy and
his pals in the Indianapolis tally-sheet forgery
cases. Already the gang organs are filled with
false statements with reference to these cases,
cunningly devised to create the impression that
the indictments are the result of partisan perse-
cution, and that crime has really been COM
United.
Delphi Journal Sim Coy and his fellow
conspirators at Indianapolis pretend to look
upon their Indictment by the federal grand jury
as huge joke. When they appeared on Satur-
day and gave bail they treated the maftA-
lightly, and their faces are said to have l
wreathed in smiles. If delegation from
brazen-faced gang is not sent to the penit
tiary for their bold crime. then might as WEI
abolish the court al Indianapolis and do away
with elections altogether"
Shelbyville Republican: The lines are closing
in on the tally-sheet forgers at indianapolis
The Sentinel, State organ of Democracy, is max
ing a desperate effort to defend its party rascals
but with very poor success. 1t has only sue
ceeded in making itself partceps crimins with
the worst gang of scoundrels that dis
graced the State. There is a good prospect now
that the gang will eventually get their deserts
and job-lot of prominent Democrats" be
dumped into the penitentiary.
Greencastle Banner General Carnahan may
have been guilty of technical violation of the
law; but, if so, it done for an honest pur-
pose and with the intention OF protecting the
public All admit this. The case against him
ought to be nollied in the interest of good gov
eminent. But * it is not, the people of Marion
county, in whose behalf General Carnahan acted.
ought to come to his aid and see that he does not
suffer financially or otherwise for having endeav-
ored to prevent the greatest outrage upon the
ballot that has ever been attempted In Indiana.
Columbus Republican: Democratic papers
are chucklirg over the fact that General Carna-
han, chairman of the Marion county Republican
committee. was indicted along with the tally
sheet forgers, and one reading them would
scarcely know that anyone else had oeen in
dicted. 1t is true that he was indicted but he
stands in very different attitude 10 what the
tally sheet forgers do. His only ohense was in
being overzealous in guarding against crime
He had abundant reason to expect some such
frauds were committed. so he issued a circu-
lar to Republican judges of the election to
tain their copies of the election records until
the day the canvass to be made. The
events showed this to be wise precauticn, as.
if all the papers Ia been delivered at once to
the county clerk, both sets would have been
changed. AS it was, there was one set of honest
and unquestionabe returns and it rendered
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instructions to the Republican judges to retain
possession of their papers was construed AS
technical violation of the law, and for this he
was indicted. Forging election returns and try
ing to prevent such forgery very different
things, and the attempt 10 Offset one against the
other will deceive one.